7th Mar 1836 | 58 Enslaved | £1120 6s 11d
Parliamentary Papers p. 54.
T71/869: claim from William Wemyss Anderson, of Kingston, as trustee for Wm. Robertson and Frances Wildman. Second claim from Wm. Robertson, as mortgagee ('afterwards withdrawn'). Counterclaim, dated 14/08/1835: 'The Said WWA insists that the 2d claim be withdrawn'.
Times 11/12/1824 p. 4: sale of mortgage of £8000 debt to James Wildman, secured on Craig's Mill estate, subject to an annuity for £150 for the life of a lady aged about 42.
Jamaica Almanacs (1815-18): Craig Mill estate registered to George Oliver.
Jamaica Almanac (1831): Craig Mill estate registered to W. Robertson (possibly owned c. 1819-1830 by Robertson & Spicer True Blue?).
Jamaica Almanacs (1832 & 1833): Craig Mill estate registered to W. Robertson.
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Colony
Jamaica
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Parish
St George
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Claim No.
250
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Estate
Craig Mill
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Collected by
Lake, John
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Beneficiary
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Awardee (Trustee)
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1761 - ????
"Free quadroon woman" and mother of eleven children; independently wealthy, perhaps through legacies left her by her partners James Tierney (died 1784) and Ebenezer Robertson (died 1825).
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
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CITING THIS RECORD:
'Jamaica St George 250 (Craig Mill)', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/claim/view/23690 [accessed 24th April 2024].
